Men face fines for home poker game
PLEASANTVILLE, S.C., Feb. 20 (UPI) — A judge in South Carolina says five people caught playing poker in a private house must pay what they owe in fines for violating state gambling laws.
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Poker slang:
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
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